A little over a year ago, Harvard was struggling to find a suitable location for as-of-right solar zoning. But now, like several other towns in the area, Harvard's Planning Board is racing to come up with a bylaw that would address the possibility of large-scale solar arrays anywhere in town.

As the Municipal Building Committee prepared to recommend final designs for the renovation of Town Hall and Hildreth House in a public forum this week, the committee was confronted by new objections to its plan to preserve the second floor of the 1872 building for larger civic gatherings.

MassDevelopment CEO Marty Jones offered to answer questions about her agency's support for a developer's plans to convert former military housing in Devens to affordable rental apartments.

Though the election is more than three months away, one candidate has already announced her intention to run for a seat on the Board of Selectmen.